Meeting (3 September 2003) -
Course files -
Learning objectives
Indonesia 2003 -
Argentina 2004
- Cameroon 2004 -
China 2004 -
Romania 2004 -
Argentina 2005
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Cameroon 2007 -
Afghanistan 2008
Geneva 2004 -
Geneva 2005 -
Geneva 2006 -
Geneva 2007 -
Geneva 2008
Postgraduate Training Network for Research in Reproductive Health
Course modules
Research methodology
Coordinator: J Villar
Hours approx.: 40
| Topic | Hours |
| Opening day, incl. Reproductive Health Research at WHO | 3 |
| Topic | Hours |
| Study design/methodology | 12 |
| Statistical analysis | 8 |
| Research synthesis | 8 |
| Screening | 2 |
| Research strategies in social science | 1 |
| Ethics/gender/legal issues | 3 |
| Communicating research results | 2 |
| Introduction to economic evaluation of health care | 1 |
Basic pathophysiological principles
Coordinator: F Pralong
Hours: 9
| Topic | Hours |
| Fertilisation/implantation/placentation | 1 |
| The HPG axis | 1 |
| The menstrual cycle | 1 |
| Puberty | 1 |
| Diabetes and reproduction | 1 |
| Polycystic ovary syndrome | 1 |
| Endometriosis | 1 |
| Oral contraception and the HPG axis | 1 |
| Fundamentals in estrogen/progesterone receptors and its implications for HRT | 1 |
Genetics
Coordinator: S. Antonarakis
Hours: 4
| Topic | Hours |
| The genetic consultation | 1 |
| Principles of molecular diagnosis/congenital malformations | 1 |
| Heredity and Cancer: breast cancer as a model | 1 |
|
The human genome project ; its implication for the practice of medicine in the 21st century |
1 |
Family Planning
Coordinator: R Kulier
Hours: 12
| Topic | Hours |
| Levels and trends in contraceptive use | 1 |
| Contraceptive methods | 1 |
| Combined oral contraceptives | 1 |
| Implantable contraceptives | 1 |
| Intrauterine devices | 1 |
| Natural methods | 1 |
| Immunocontraception | 1 |
| Male methods | 1 |
| Sterilisation | 1 |
| Emergency contraception | 1 |
| WHO Medical Eligibility criteria for contraceptives | 1 |
| Induced abortion methods/unsafe abortion | 1 |
Infertility, gynaecological endocrinology
and menopause
Coordinator: A Campana
Hours: 10 -12
| Topic | Hours |
| Infertility | 3 |
| Spontaneous abortion | 1 |
| Artificial reproductive technologies | 2 |
| Menstrual disorders | 1 |
| Menopause, osteoporosis, HRT | 3 |
Genital infections/sexually transmitted
infections and cancers
Coordinator: FJ Ndowa
Hours: 10-12
| Topic | Hours |
| Dual protection: prevention of STIs/HIV and pregnancy | 1 |
| HIV, STIs and Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy | 1 |
| Designing and evaluating clinical algorithms for the management of STIs in women: syndromic and aetiological, including Group work | 2 |
| Cervical Cancer: HPV, screening, management | 4 |
| Breast cancer, ovarian cancer | 2-4 |
Obstetrics
Coordinator: J Villar
Hours: 12
| Topic | Hours |
| WHO Antenatal Care Programme | 2 |
| Prenatal screening and diagnosis | 2 |
| Postpartum infection | 1 |
| Obstructed labour/cesarean section | 1 |
| Impaired fetal growth/preterm birth | 2 |
| Preeclampsia/eclampsia | 1 |
| Nutritional interventions and pregnancy outcomes | 1 |
| Postpartum haemorrhage: prevention and treatment | 1 |
| Obstetrical fistulae | 1 |
| Obstetric anaesthesia & analgesia and resuscitation | 1 |
Text prepared by Regina Kulier
Edited by Aldo Campana,